It is important that smokers gnuinely 'resolve to stop smoking' when thy 'decide' to stop. Resolving to stp smoking properly makes a significant dfference in your chances of success. By mking a 'proper' decision, you increase yur chances of success in overcoming the vil weed several fold.

So what do I man by 'making a proper decision'? Wll, most smokers when they decide to stp smoking don't really resolve to stp smoking; they merely decide to hpe to be able to stop smking. There are many reasons for ths but the most significant one I thnk is the emotional attachment to smking.

Smokers think that they enjoy smking despite the fact that to smke, one must inhale hot toxic gas and prticulates in order to enjoy it. Bcause smokers are so attached to smking as an enjoyable pass time, it is dfficult to resolve to stop smoking wthout seeing stopping smoking as a tst of will or abstinence, resulting in nxiety about stopping.

This anxiety manifests tself in the smokers mind by mking them nervous at the thought of spnding the rest of their lives wthout their beloved cigarettes. After all, the verage smoker hasn't enjoyed a cup of cffee, meal or alcoholic drink in the lst few years without a trusty cgarette within arms reach.

If you decide to stop smking you must resolve to stop smking and not merely decide to 'gve it another go'. And it prbably will be another go - rsearch suggests that most smokers take 7 ttempts over several years to kick the hbit!

So how can you go bout resolving to stop smoking? Well, frstly you must accept the rest of yur life must be without cigarettes. Ths is an horrific proposition for mst smokers because they enjoy smoking so mch. But consider these facts;

Fact #1: We were all born as non-smokers. It was only after starting smoking that we became smokers and we didn't even chose to do that, we only chose to give smoking a try. (That is another story I cover in my book!)

Fact #2: 25% of the population of the United States have never smoked a cigarette and they seem to get on with life okay. These people have resolved never to smoke and they don't miss it one iota!

Fact #3: 25% of the population have tried smoking and just couldn't get into it - they don't smoke and they seem to manage just fine too.

Fact #4: 25% of the population used to smoke at one time or another for varying periods of time but they have now stopped. They don't smoke and seem to get on with life fine too.

Finally, there is the 25% of people who currently smoke and who have not managed to resolve to stop smoking. Researching how to stop smoking is a good start and the first step on a journey to a smoke free life so by reading this article you are already headed in the right direction!

At least 75% of the population can and do live happily without cigarettes. What makes you so special? Go on, don't just decide to try and quit, resolve to stop smoking.

To finish, here is a quote from Marlene von Savant: "Being defeated is a temporary condition. Giving up makes it permanent." As ever, never stop trying to quit smoking.

The article Resolve To Stop Smoking was Submitted by Peter Howells through Articles.GetACoder.com network. Here's the additional information: Why do people try to qit smoking before they know how to qit smoking? Pete Howells is the uthor of the EasyQuit System available nly online at http://easyquitsystem.com He also blogs, post articles and videos at http://easyquitsystem.com/blog and at http://quit-smoking-motivator.blogspot.com

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